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Hi, Sneaker here, San Francisco Bay area. I've been dealing with an ich break-out for the past few weeks. Lost one fish (a beautiful sunset platty). Been using Quick-cure (blue/green dye plus formolin). I intended to treat for 16 days, but after 5 days the fish looked stressed from the...

I recently set-up a 12 gal tank (6 male plattys; 4 corys) and chose to keep only males livebearers because I have no place to put any fry. I don't want the number of fish to increase resulting in a poor environment. Now I'm thinking that the monastic lifestyle may be causing added stress that...

Thank you Henry. I will begin simply with a aquarium salt bath. As for my remark about flukes being omnipresent, I meant to say that from what I've read so far, flukes are pretty commonand quite difficult to eradicate. I'd like to see them under the microscope; the wife has a pretty nice...

Hi, Please help! Can you suggest a method of treatment that won't necessitate medicating the entire tank. The tank (only tank) is a beautiful 12 gal; bio-wheel filteration; the little guys: 6 plattys and 4 corys. When I first set-up the tank, only one platty showed signs of "flash -scraping"...

Hi, Please help! Can you suggest a method of treatment that won't necessitate medicating the entire tank. The tank (only tank) is a beautiful 12 gal; bio-wheel filteration; the little guys: 6 plattys and 4 corys. When I first set-up the tank, only one platty showed signs of "flash -scraping"...

I've recently set up an aquarium using a strains of ammonia oxidizing bacteria and nitrite oxidizing bacteria I bought at the LFS. They come in a small foil pouch and are kept under refrigeration until you add them to your tank. It works great. Instant cycling. It does require that you add...

Hi. I asked my LFS the same question when I was setting-up my livebearer tank. Steve seemed to know his stuff, and he said that the corys wouldn't like the addition of salt. I put together a tanl of 6 plattys and 4 corys, and have decided to skip the salt. Regards, Sneaker

Jon and Fishys, thank you for welcoming me. I'm reading the forums to improve the care of my fish, and I'm curious about questions such as best feeding; food varities and how best to care for a fish with flukes. But let me begin my discussion on the forum with a basic question about the ethics...

Jon and Fishys, thank you for welcoming me. I'm reading the forums to improve the care of my fish, and I'm curious about questions such as best feeding; food varities and how best to care for a fish with flukes. But let me begin my discussion on the forum with a basic question about the ethics...

[FONT=Arial][SIZE=7][COLOR=blue] Good afternoon. Introducing self. After trying many names, the one that worked was the name of my favorite parakeet, Sneaker. I'm enjoying the new tank so much. It's a 12 gal.; bio-wheel; with 4 corys and 6 platys. Time at work has been stressful, but for...